Conservation and biomonitoring in the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, Bihar, India

ORYX

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-197

  Choudhary, Sunil K ^c   Smith, Brian D ^a,b   Dey, Subhasis ^c   Dey, Sushant ^c   Prakash, Satya ^c  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society ^*  (Thailand)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c Vikramshila Biodiversity Research and Education Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Fisheries management; Ganges river dolphin; India; Platanista gangetica gangetica; Protected areas; Threats

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; BIRD; DOLPHIN; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MUSTELID; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TURTLE;

ASIA; BIHAR; EURASIA; GANGES RIVER; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; VIKRAMSHILA GANGETIC DOLPHIN SANCTUARY;

AVES; CARNIVORA; GAVIALIS GANGETICUS; LUTROGALE PERSPICILLATA; MACROGNATHUS PANCALUS; MYSTUS CAVASIUS; OSTEOBRAMA; PISCES; PLATANISTA GANGETICA; PLATANISTA GANGETICA GANGETICA; PUNTIUS SOPHORE; SETIPINNA BREVIFILIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33749141476     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605306000664     Document Type: Review

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